It is 1 PM and I am waiting for my room (which they said
will be ready by noon:-) Just had lunch at a very elegant Indian Restaurant,
the Bombay Brassiere. Bombay Brassiere has a nice atmosphere, but the food
is no better than the better Indian restaurants in Kansas.

The flights from KC to St. Louis and St. Louis to Gatwick
were uneventful. I accidentally took the wrong train into the city from
the airport. This one didn't have conductors selling tickets during the
trip and I had to bull my way through the turnstile at the end. Fortunately
I wasn't arrested, and received a free ride.

I was wise to get a few pounds before leaving Kansas City.
The first 4 times I tried the ATMs, my debit card was declined. But the
travel guides warned that phone lines make that happen "temporarily." My
card just worked, so I feel much better. I was so focused on the ATM problem
that I looked the wrong way and almost stepped in front of a car. It was
a convertible and the passenger really chewed me out:-)

The clerk at the Park International Hotel just said my
room is ready, so I will shower and change before leaving for the Lion
King.

View out my window

Sunday matinee of the Lion King at the Lyceum Theater in London's West
End

Tower Bridge as seen from the shore near the Tower of London

Portions of the Tower of London as seen from The Tower Bridge

Location of a doorway in which one of Jack the Ripper's victims was
found

I really only went to the Lion King because it was about
the only show with a Sunday matinee, but the Lion King was great! I loved
the costumes and music. The people became wonderful animals, I loved them
better than the cats in Cats. I sat in the first row on the edge of the
pit & also watched the musicians. Close enough to read some of their
music and hear the conductor when he sang along:-)

The Jack the Ripper walking tour on Sunday night was good,
but it is much too popular. London Walks provided two guides, Molly &
Donald. Donald is famous as a Riper expert and draws a huge crowd. I would
have liked to try his group, but went with Molly because she had "only"
70 people. Donald had about 4 times that many.

I couldn't find any place for supper close to where the
Jack the Ripper tour started so I walked over to and across the Tower Bridge
instead. I took some good pictures of it and the Tower of London at night.

So my supper ended up being smoked herring and salt &
vinegar crisps (potato chips) in my hotel room, washed down with two kinds
of ginger beer: DG (light) Old Jamaica Ginger Beer was pretty good &
sugar free. Idris; "Fiery" Ginger Beer, "Try it if you dare" was rather
bland.

Then a shot of the Weller 101 I brought along for the
convention and off to a well earned bed.